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Egg, hard-boiled
Egg, hard-boiled3
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Lentils, cooked Leader
Lentils, cooked7

Lentils, cooked leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Lentils, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Egg, hard-boiled for more protein, less sugar and more calcium.

Pick Lentils, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN8.12 g
    7.78 g
  • Carbohydrate
    0.72 g
    17.35 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    6.81 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.72 g
    1.55 g
  • Total fat
    6.85 g
    0.33 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    2.11 g
    0.05 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    80 mg
    1.72 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    81.29 mg
    318.1 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN32.26 mg
    16.38 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.77 mg
    2.87 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    6.45 mg
    31.03 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    1.29 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

Egg, hard-boiled vs Lentils, cooked · Foodatron